5 more arrests made in Nov. stabbing death

Five young adults were arrested Thursday evening in connection with the November death of an Abilene man, the city's seventh homicide of 2007.

Abilene police found Michael Myrick, 36, dead in 1400 block of Briarwood Street about 4:15 a.m. Nov. 11 after they were called to the scene for a stabbing. Myrick lay dead in the street outside his residence, where he had been beaten and stabbed with a large kitchen knife.

He died of the stab wound, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner's office.

A sixth suspect, Thelma Maldonado, 43, was arrested the day of Myrick's death, he said. According to publicdata.com, a public records database, Maldonado, Eduardo Lomas and Albert Lomas list the same address on their driver's licenses.

The five suspects arrested Thursday were facing murder charges and have bond set at $100,000, according to jail records. Eduardo Lomas was also charged with aggravated assault and has an additional $50,000 bond.

Maldonado's bond was set at $150,000; she remains at the Taylor County Jail.

The day of his death, Myrick and several others became involved in an argument and a brief fight at a late-night party, Bell said. Several people at the party left and returned with others, including Maldonado, who at some point had obtained a knife.

A larger argument started in the street, which turned into a fight, during which Myrick was stabbed, Bell said.

According to Reporter-News files, investigators said Maldonado stabbed Myrick in the chest. He also had severe head injuries. A friend of Myrick's, whom police would not identify, suffered minor injuries and was later released from Hendrick Medical Center.